but cant with the weather at the moment.
I’m not normally a runner, but I have been running this winter as I’ve entered a few offroad duathlons to keep me fit for riding in 2011. I live in Edinburgh but I’ve managed to run once a week all winter so far. When it is white and snowy out, the snow is sufficiently grippy to allow you to run (IMO), although it is a little bit harder work if it gets deep. Compacted paths are normally fine. The only condition which I wouldn’t run is polished ice, but when the offroad paths get to that stage, the pavements are normally sufficiently clear.
Whenever I have run in the gym in the past, I get bored pretty quickly, but running outside forces you to keep going (if you have a route planned out which you stick to).
Tangent over. Sorry – I can’t answer your original question!